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preposition

• Used to indicate source or provenance.

  Example: I got a letter from my brother.

• Originating at (a year, time, etc.)

  Example: This manuscript is from the 1980s.

• Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.

  Example: Face away from the wall!

• Indicating removal or separation.

  Example: After twenty minutes, remove the cake from the oven.

• Indicating exclusion.

  Example: A parasol protects from the sun.

• Indicating differentiation.

  Example: He knows right from wrong.

• Produced with or out of (a substance or material).

  Example: It's made from pure gold.

• Used to indicate causation; because of, as a result of.

  Example: Too many people die from breast cancer.